Proverbs 10:7
The Scripture
(7) The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In chapter ten the book contrasts the outcomes of wealth and poverty, showing that the rich may be poor in spirit while the poor may be rich in wisdom. It warns that the wicked prosper through deceit and that true wealth comes from righteousness and knowledge. The chapter emphasizes that God's judgment is just and that the righteous will be satisfied.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Kings 11:36II Kings 19:34II Chronicles 24:16Psalms 112:6Mark 14:9Luke 1:48Job 18:17Job 27:23Psalms 9:5Psalms 9:6Psalms 109:13Psalms 109:15
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